#MICC2608183ADecree of April 8, 2026, on the Impoundment Immunity of Cultural Properties
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The decree aims to protect certain cultural artworks from seizure while they are on loan in France. This affects institutions lending artworks to the Paris Musées for the exhibition 'EVA GONZALÈS' at the Petit Palais from September 15, 2026, to January 24, 2027. It ensures that these artworks remain immune from legal claims or seizures during and slightly beyond the exhibition period.
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Key Changes
- Protects cultural artworks from seizure when on loan in France
- Applicable to selected international museums loaning for specific exhibition
- Legal protection lasts from August 15, 2026, to February 24, 2027
Obligations
What this law requires
Ensure that cultural artworks listed in the annex and loaned to Paris Musées for the 'EVA GONZALÈS' exhibition remain immune from seizure during the loan period from August 15, 2026 to February 24, 2027
Refrain from seizing or imposing legal claims on the specified cultural artworks during the protected period (August 15, 2026 to February 24, 2027)
Maintain and make available for consultation the non-published list of cultural properties declared non-seizable at the Ministry of Culture's Museums Service (Musées de France), 182 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris
Publish this decree in the Journal officiel de la République française